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A Soldier for Napoleon: The Campaigns of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann - 7th Bavarian Infantry
Franz Joseph Hausmann
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Description for A Soldier for Napoleon: The Campaigns of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann - 7th Bavarian Infantry
Hardback. The observations of a Bavarian officer who served with Napoleon's Grande Armee based on letters and diaries from 1805 until 1814. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates, plus maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DDF; 3JH; HBTB; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
'Fills a very noticeable gap in the history of the Napoleonic Wars by providing a good description of what it was like to be a member of the Royal Bavarian Army.' HistoryNet. The letters and diaries of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann are here placed in the context of the military events of the period by renowned historian John Gill. They stem from Hausmann's first campaign in 1805 in the war against Austria, followed by the 1806 and 1807 campaigns in Prussia and Poland. In 1809 he was in action against the Tyrolean insurrection and he also fought at Abensberg ... Read more
'Fills a very noticeable gap in the history of the Napoleonic Wars by providing a good description of what it was like to be a member of the Royal Bavarian Army.' HistoryNet. The letters and diaries of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann are here placed in the context of the military events of the period by renowned historian John Gill. They stem from Hausmann's first campaign in 1805 in the war against Austria, followed by the 1806 and 1807 campaigns in Prussia and Poland. In 1809 he was in action against the Tyrolean insurrection and he also fought at Abensberg ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
610g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473882690
SKU
V9781473882690
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About Franz Joseph Hausmann
Cynthia Hausmann, who deciphered and translated the original letters and diaries, is the great-granddaughter of Franz Hausmann. John Gill is a former colonel in the United States Army and the author With Eagles to Glory, a history of the 1809 campaign and 1809: Thunder on the Danube. He has contributed numerous papers to the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era ... Read more
Reviews for A Soldier for Napoleon: The Campaigns of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann - 7th Bavarian Infantry
This book is a necessary read for anyone who wants to know what life was like for the common soldier of the period and what motivated them to do so much in the name of the Emperor.
The Napoleon Series The letters and diaries of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann are here placed in the context of the military events ... Read more
The Napoleon Series The letters and diaries of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann are here placed in the context of the military events ... Read more